Marlies Oostdam

Marlies Oostdam
Personal information
Full name Marlies Oostdam
Date of birth 29 July 1977 (1977-07-29) (age 34)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Melbourne Victory
Number 3
National team‡
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996–2009 New Zealand 33 (0)
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2009

Marlies Oostdam (born 29 July 1977 in Haarlem, Netherlands) is a female football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1] She emigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand in 1985.

Oostdam made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0-3 loss to Australia on 24 March 1996, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[2] where they lost to Brazil 0-5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2).

Oostdam was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway (0-1) and Brazil (0-4).[3]

Oostdam now plays for the Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.

References

  1. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm. Retrieved 11 June 2009. 
  2. ^ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/teams/team=1883725/squadlist.html. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 
  3. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2008-07-04. http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 

External links

New Zealand squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
New Zealand squad – 2008 Summer Olympics (Women's Football)
Melbourne Victory FC W-League – current squad